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Master Hand reprises his role as the final boss of {{SSBB|Classic Mode}} in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'', and once again is fought on {{SSBB|Final Destination}}. His attacks are very similar to that of his ''Melee'' form with some changes. The amount of HP he has is still dependent on the difficulty as well. Crazy Hand also returns in Classic Mode, if certain conditions are met.  

==Role in the [[Subspace Emissary]]==

[[File:MasterHandBrawl.png|thumb|Master Hand in the Subspace Emissary.]]

Master Hand also appears in [[Adventure Mode: The Subspace Emissary|The Subspace Emissary]], as the one giving orders to {{SSBB|Ganondorf}}, {{SSBB|Bowser}} and {{SSBB|Wario}}. Soon after a [[Subspace Bomb]] is used on {{SSBB|King Dedede}}'s castle, Ganondorf receives new orders from Master Hand, which he gets via a TV screen; this leads the player to believe that Master Hand acts as the primary antagonist of the mode.

[[File:MH dead.jpg|thumb|right|Master Hand released from his bonds.]]However, when all of the characters [[Entrance to Subspace|arrive in Subspace]], Ganondorf reports to Master Hand after betraying Bowser; when Master Hand shows himself, however, Ganondorf learns that he has actually been under the control of [[Tabuu]] via the Chains of Light. Ganondorf attacks Tabuu with his [[Dark Dive]] as an act of defiance, but is easily knocked back, though his fall causes him to break the Chains of Light that Tabuu had controlled Master Hand with, thus freeing him. Master Hand too attempts to strike Tabuu, but just like Ganondorf, is defeated with little effort. As he is a different kind of being from the playable characters, he does not change into a trophy, and simply lies motionless on the ground when defeated by Tabuu, appearing to bleed from the areas he was previously attached to; his ultimate fate is never shown.

Knowing that he would be able to use Master Hand to recruit fighters to aid him in his goals, Tabuu enslaved Master Hand with the Chains of Light some time before the plot of the Subspace Emissary begins.

Like all other enemies in the game, Master Hand's damage output is based on a value unique to the stage and the chosen difficulty level. This value (known to range from 0.0 to 11.0) is given as "d" in the following tables. Unlike the previous games Master Hand is not playable, just controllable, and some move cannot be used as some will [[Game crash|freeze the game]], however the public codes disable these moves. The reason why he is not playable is because all [[boss|bosses]] in Brawl are in a class completely separate from the playable characters, just like how [[Sandbag]] is now considered an item instead of a character like in [[Super Smash Bros. Melee|Melee]]. The start button self-destructs any boss.

|Master Hand throws the player backwards.

 

!Move!!Damage!!Description

|Applause||3+1.0d (sleep), 4+1.1d (each clap)||The two hands release sleeping gas across the stage before clapping five times.

|Cross Punch||0||Crazy Hand punches across the stage, with Master Hand catching him.

|Sandwich Punch||10+1.1d||The two hands touch fingers before winding up and punching each other.

*Has been [[buff]]ed - many of his attacks are faster, deal more damage, and are more difficult to dodge. Finger Walk and Big Swipe have almost instantaneous start-up.

*Finger Drill is more difficult to dodge: it can only be dodged if a player perfectly executes a roll, or leaves the stage until the attack finishes. Even then, many characters' rolls are too short to escape his vacuum, and going off the stage can make it hard to come back, as there are hitboxes of the drill that prevents the player from grabbing the ledge. However, this attack is still easier to avoid by using the attacks that can move the character a considerable distance (though not every approach attack can be used avoid this attack easier). The player may also run away from this attack if they are very fast enough with characters like {{SSBB|Sonic}}. If playing as {{SSBB|Lucario}}, using a well timed [[down special]] before Master Hand slams down while spinning in a drill-like fashion will also work. 

*After using Jetstream, Master Hand returns to his normal position on the right side of the stage, instead of appearing on the left and traveling back to the right side. Jetstream can no longer meteor smash during the start up.

*During the start of Master and Crazy Hands' Applause attack, characters are hit by the [[Fan]] effect while in the air.

*Flying Punch now deals horizontal knockback and can no longer meteor smash.  

*Laser Nail moves forth and back once.

*Finger Bullet cannot be avoided by [[crouching]].

*Finger Walk begins almost instantaneously and has more power, allowing Master Hand to suddenly hit, and potentially KO, nearby players.

*Big Swipe is faster, stronger, and covers a larger area.

*First throw now has horizontal knockback instead of upward knockback.

*Relative to the average knockback of their moves, Master Hand is now more powerful than Crazy Hand.

{{See also|List of SSBB trophies (The Subspace Emissary)}}

;Master Hand

:''A being tied to the link between [[World of Trophies|this world]], where trophies fight, and the world beyond. The meaning of his existence is unknown, as are his goals, but he seems to have obtained (and kept hidden) a power that borders on absolute. He also seems to feel a certain joy in challenging chosen warriors who've claimed many victories. He waits even now in Final Destination.''

{{Trophy games|console1=N64|game1=Super Smash Bros.|console2=Wii|game2=Super Smash Bros. Brawl}}

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